Book prize awarded to Margaret Olive Will 1932
Date Added: 21 July 2013
Year: 1932
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2013_085 | ▶
Picture No: 11739
Book 'A Brief History of the World' by H B Niver, awarded as a prize to Margaret Olive Will, Class ii Dornoch Academy on 1st July 1932. It was believed that Margaret was the daughter of the Dornoch Police Sergeant and the sister of Leonard Will who owned the Dornoch cycle shop but this is not the case.
Dimensions: Width 140mm - Height 216 mm thickness 40 mm
9 Comments
Leonard, I may have already e-mailed you information regarding Margaret Olive Will, She was the daughter of Alfred W Will.
It would be great if anybody could provide further information on her. Comment left on 24 June 2014 at 14:12 by Alasdair Will
It would be great if anybody could provide further information on her. Comment left on 24 June 2014 at 14:12 by Alasdair Will
Olive was the daughter of Alfred W. Will but he was killed in Persia and never saw her.
Comment left on 27 March 2015 at 20:58 by George I. Will
Comment left on 27 March 2015 at 20:58 by George I. Will
Margaret Olive Will's academic accomplishments continued beyond 1932. Four years later in 1936 she was awarded two prestigious Dux medals - one gold and the other silver.
The impressive sterling silver medal, presented by Dornoch Academy, has found its way into a private collection of academic awards in Sydney, Australia. Comment left on 24 July 2017 at 09:44 by John Newton. Many thanks for the update. Administrator
The impressive sterling silver medal, presented by Dornoch Academy, has found its way into a private collection of academic awards in Sydney, Australia. Comment left on 24 July 2017 at 09:44 by John Newton. Many thanks for the update. Administrator
As it happens, I have two dux medals which were awarded to me - one the Sutherland County Dux, session 1957-58, silver(?), and the other Dornoch Academy Dux 1959, bronze(?).
I would be willing to donate these to the Dornoch Historylinks Museum if you would like them, or I could send you images. Comment left on 31 July 2017 at 21:37 by Leonard Will Many thanks, I have sent you a message via email. Administrator
I would be willing to donate these to the Dornoch Historylinks Museum if you would like them, or I could send you images. Comment left on 31 July 2017 at 21:37 by Leonard Will Many thanks, I have sent you a message via email. Administrator
Dear Mr Will, my message to your email account failed. Please could you contact me at enquiries@historylinks.co.uk, many thanks
Comment left on 01 August 2017 at 11:32 by Curator
Dear Mr Will, I am still having problems with emailing you. A message tells me that our email address has been blocked.
Comment left on 15 August 2017 at 12:09 by Curator
Further to Margaret Olive Will. It is difficult to comprehend how such an academically talented student from Dornoch Academy, and with numerous extended family members, could disappear without apparent trace. Her Dux medal is in Sydney Australia, but thorough investigation by several numismatist has turned up no evidence that Margaret ever lived in Australia, or, in fact, visited here.
Surely a genealogist with access to Scotland’s census records could track the whereabouts of Margaret Olive Will after her graduation from Dornoch Academy in 1936..Her two impressive Dux medals would indicate that she had the academic
potential to achieve at a superior level. She would have been born approximately 100 years ago.
It would be a great challenge for someone in your historical society to delve into records and discover the history of this intriguing lady, who nobody seems to want to claim.
Comment left on 30 January 2021 at 05:31 by John Newton.
Surely a genealogist with access to Scotland’s census records could track the whereabouts of Margaret Olive Will after her graduation from Dornoch Academy in 1936..Her two impressive Dux medals would indicate that she had the academic
potential to achieve at a superior level. She would have been born approximately 100 years ago.
It would be a great challenge for someone in your historical society to delve into records and discover the history of this intriguing lady, who nobody seems to want to claim.
Comment left on 30 January 2021 at 05:31 by John Newton.
Further to Margaret Olive Will. It is difficult to comprehend how such an academically talented student from Dornoch Academy, and with numerous extended family members, could disappear without apparent trace. Her Dux medal is in Sydney Australia, but thorough investigation by several numismatist has turned up no evidence that Margaret ever lived in Australia, or, in fact, visited here.
Surely a genealogist with access to Scotland’s census records could track the whereabouts of Margaret Olive Will after her graduation from Dornoch Academy in 1936..Her two impressive Dux medals would indicate that she had the academic
potential to achieve at a superior level. She would have been born approximately 100 years ago.
It would be a great challenge for someone in your historical society to delve into records and discover the history of this intriguing lady, who nobody seems to want to claim.
Comment left on 30 January 2021 at 05:32 by John Newton.
Surely a genealogist with access to Scotland’s census records could track the whereabouts of Margaret Olive Will after her graduation from Dornoch Academy in 1936..Her two impressive Dux medals would indicate that she had the academic
potential to achieve at a superior level. She would have been born approximately 100 years ago.
It would be a great challenge for someone in your historical society to delve into records and discover the history of this intriguing lady, who nobody seems to want to claim.
Comment left on 30 January 2021 at 05:32 by John Newton.
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Comment left on 19 August 2013 at 14:42 by Leonard Will Many thanks for picking up on the error in gender - I will correct the entry. I'm afraid we do not hold any other information about Margaret Will, hopefully another visitor to the image library may be able to provide more identification. Administrator